Li Zhi still left Snake Mountain Yingchoujian. He could have stayed originally, and I believe Ao Ling was also willing to see it.
Although this place may not be a famous mountain or river, for Li Zhi today, it can be regarded as a rare geomantic treasure.
However, the young heart does not want to stay in one place for too long. The excitement of Journey to the West is his biggest yearning at present. What's more, he really misses Tang Monk and Sun Wukong.
Following the route in my memory, guided by the secret message left by Sun Wukong, I first came to the "Lishe Temple", then passed the "Xifanhaji Kingdom", and finally arrived at the "Guanyin Temple".
At this time, the "Guanyin Yuan" was under construction. After asking a group of monks, I found out that Tang Seng and his disciples had just left two months ago.
Li Zhi's journey alone is still faster than that of Tang Monk and Sun Wukong, not to mention that they have to go through it one by one.
In a fire, except for the Zen room where Monk Tang lived at that time, almost everything else had been burned to ashes. Most of the monks left one after another, but some monks stayed.
When Elder Jinchi, the leader of the old courtyard, died, Monk Guangzhi, who usually performed "outstandingly", suddenly changed his identity and became the host here.
However, after the fire, most of the people left and many belongings were reduced to ashes, so it became difficult to rebuild the temple.
Guangzhi lived up to his dharma title, and he was also a person who practiced it personally. In less than two months, he mobilized all the monks to go around for alms.
Perhaps Guanyin Bodhisattva has enough prestige in the world. When I heard that it was to rebuild the "Guanyin Temple", many people came out to donate generously.
After raising money to purchase the necessary materials, the craftsmen were ready to work for the Guanyin Temple. Many craftsmen said that they would not charge wages and that they would be satisfied with two meals a day.
Now, two months have passed. The gate and walls of Guanyin Temple have been repaired first, and the Main Hall is about to be completed. Some devout pilgrims have even come to offer incense.
Li Zhi did not stop at Guanyin Yuan, nor did he even go to see the monk Guangzhi. He was just a small character who could not get on the stage. Even if he had some sinister intentions, he could not attract Li Zhi's attention.
However, Li Zhi was particularly interested in the black bear spirit who had a back-and-forth fight with Sun Wukong.
Although Sun Wukong has been trapped under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, and his cultivation has not advanced but retreated, the last time we were separated, Sun Wukong was only at the peak of the Xuanxian.
However, the black bear spirit seems to be a local wild monster. Where did he learn such great skills?
In a curious mood, Li Zhi turned southward. Twenty miles away from Guanyin Temple was the Black Wind Mountain.
Unfortunately, the black bear spirit had been taken back to Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea by Guanyin Bodhisattva. When Li Zhi came to Heifeng Mountain, all he saw was devastation.
There are broken mountains and rubble everywhere. I don’t know if this is the result of the battle between Sun Wukong and the black bear spirit, or if it is caused by Brother Monkey venting his anger?
Under the "Golden Eyes of Destruction", Li Zhi quickly found the cave of the black bear spirit.
This is the second time he has stepped into the Monster Cave. The last time was the Tiger Cave in Shuangcha Ridge, but it was far less clean and tidy than here, and there was also the faint sound of Buddha.
Li Zhi remembered that the black bear spirit was devoted to Buddhism, and had been good neighbors with Elder Jinchi of Guanyin Temple for more than two hundred years. Even after grabbing the brocade cassock, he wanted to hold a "Buddha Clothing Party" celebrate.
Batu Cave was now an unoccupied place. Li Zhi stepped in and found no restrictions.
Li Zhi took a look at the scattered weapons on the ground. Although they were slightly better than those used by the mortal army, they were not even magical weapons. They were already dilapidated and dilapidated, so he walked over indifferently.
This should be the main cave of Batu Caves. Li Zhi had walked nearly a cup of tea from the entrance of the cave, but he didn't feel any suffocation. He didn't know what kind of ventilation was done.
Unfortunately, the entire cave was empty. Apart from the acceptable aura, Li Zhi didn't find anything of note.
"Hey, I found nothing again. Is it really a poor monster, or was it someone who got there first?"
Li Zhi shook his head speechlessly, and suddenly looked at a corner of the inner cave. The earth and rocks underground seemed to be a little loose, and even undulated slightly.
"It's actually a snake, but how can its breath be so weak?"
With Li Zhi's "Golden Eyes of Destruction", he could clearly see a small gray snake squirming underground, as if it was about to crawl to the ground.
As far as Li Zhi knew, there were originally three monsters in Black Wind Mountain. The black bear spirit was naturally the big monster king, and they had a close relationship with them on weekdays. There was also a green wolf monster named Lingxuzi, and the other one was the white flower snake spirit.
Not only do these three demons not eat people, they also live in harmony with humans. The black bear demon Xiangfo and the green wolf demon named Lingxuzi are demons who follow the Tao.
But the white-flowered snake spirit likes to dress up as a scholar and calls himself "the scholar in white clothes".
However, Li Zhi clearly remembered that except for the black bear spirit who followed Guanyin Bodhisattva, it seemed that the other two monsters were beaten to death by Sun Wukong?
Li Zhi didn't let Li Zhi wait for too long. Sure enough, a snake came out of the ground in the corner.
About three feet long, with white flowers and white flowers, it holds its head high and speaks out a message.
"You are so interested, do you still have the intention to come to this Batu Caves?——"
Li Zhi removed the invisibility technique and appeared in front of the white-flowered snake spirit. At the same time, he used a body-holding technique, and the white-flowered snake spirit was imprisoned there.
"You...who are you, and why did you come to Batu Caves?"
It turns out that the white-flowered snake on the ground is really the scholar in white who has made friends with the black bear monster.
When Sun Wukong hit him with a stick, the white-flowered snake saw that it was no match and hurriedly released a virtual body of its own.
It was the snake skin he shed when he transformed. By chance, he made a virtual body, which gave him an extra life.
Even so, if the Ruyi Golden Cudgel is really hit, it will be destroyed physically and mentally.
White Flower Snake escaped, but his cultivation level has greatly regressed. Now he is only in the middle stage of "Golden Elixir" and is not yet as good as Li Zhi's level.
"Are you the scholar in white? I can let you go, but I don't want you to play any tricks. I just want to ask you some questions."
Li Zhi naturally knows a lot about the behavior of the three demons of Black Wind Mountain, so he will not embarrass the other party or even kill them like Sun Wukong did.
The white-flowered snake regained its freedom, but it still had the body of a snake. Perhaps it was too seriously injured and could not transform into a human form for more than two months.
"But based on the immortal's inquiry, the little demon will definitely tell you everything he knows."
The situation is stronger than the people. Originally, the three of them did not have to worry about their own safety in the Black Wind Mountain area, and they were even more kind to others.
Unexpectedly, two monks came to learn Buddhist scriptures, and the Black Bear King even stole their brocade cassocks by accident.
In the end, of the three demons of Black Wind Mountain, one died, the other was injured, and one was taken away by Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Since then, although the white-flowered snake has still not harmed humans, it no longer takes the initiative to contact humans as before.
What's more, he is still in the body of a snake, but he can speak human words. In this state, he cannot come into contact with humans.
"My Highness has also heard about the three demons of Black Wind Mountain. I know that you have never done any evil, otherwise I would not be so kind to you."
"I see that this cave is filled with a strong aura of Buddha. Is that black bear really a person who worships Buddha? Then, where did he learn his skills?"
Invisibly, Li Zhi has already used the "Mind-Taking Technique". This series of small spells were all learned from Sun Wukong. They are various and can really come in handy at critical moments.
"Exalted Immortal Rongzhen, King Black Bear, myself, and the deceased Taoist Brother Lingxuzi, although they are from the demon clan, they have never oppressed the weak, nor have they taken human life lightly."
"King Black Bear has always been fond of Buddhism. He learned many Buddhist principles from Elder Jinchi. As for his powerful skills, Xiao Yao thinks that they should have been 'passed on' by Elder Jinchi."
This white-flowered snake has lived in this Black Wind Mountain since he was a child. At that time, this place was not called Black Wind Mountain, but was called "Guanyin Ridge", echoing the "Guanyin Temple" twenty miles away.
Later, a green wolf came from elsewhere, and the black bear spirit was the last to arrive.
The reason why White Flower Snake used the term "passion from generation to generation" is that although Elder Jinchi has lived for more than 270 years, he does not have any magic power.
Secondly, when the black bear spirit came to Guanyin Ridge, it was just a little demon that had just started to form pills, and its strength was far inferior to that of Ling Xuzi and White Flower Snake.
Unexpectedly, after the Black Bear Spirit had been dating Elder Jinchi for a hundred years, his cultivation and realms would break through one after another, transforming into a god, overcoming tribulations, becoming an immortal, and finally reaching the realm of the Mysterious Immortal.
The speed of the entry made Lingxuzi and Baihuashe envious. After that, "Guanyin Ridge" was renamed "Black Wind Mountain". It seems that the Black Bear Spirit didn't propose it himself.
Baihua Snake and Ling Xuzi concluded that Black Bear Jing's great improvement must be related to Elder Jinchi.
"Passed down from generation to generation" seems more reasonable, but who should it be passed down on behalf of?
Li Zhi believed 90% of what Baihua Snake said.
In Journey to the West, most of the powerful demons have a backing and will not be killed by Tang Seng and his disciples.
When the critical moment comes, the backers behind them will stand up and let their disciples and even their mounts and servants become monsters in the lower world. This is just to add some hardships to Monk Tang's journey to the west.
The real purpose is to divide the merits of the journey to the west. Merit will be gained by rescuing Tang Seng and embarrassing Tang Seng. Most of the time, it is just to catch the thief when the thief shouts.
"Let me ask you, every time the black bear spirit meets Elder Jinchi, do they always go to the Guanyin Temple? Or do they go somewhere else?"
After the white flower snake finished introducing, Li Zhi still didn't hear what he wanted, so he continued to ask.
"this……"
The white-flowered snake hesitated for a while, as if he was thinking about the past, but he was now in the body of a snake, and Li Zhi couldn't understand the expression on his face.
"Shangxian, when you said this, the little demon remembered something. There is a cave behind the Batu Cave, which is where the Black Bear King usually practices."
"One time, the little demon came to look for King Black Bear, and saw him and Elder Jinchi walking out of there. Maybe they meet there every time, but King Black Bear doesn't go to Guanyin Temple very often."
Hearing this, Li Zhi felt something in his heart, is there something going on?
"Lead the way, let's go to the black bear training place and have a look -"
One snake and one person turned back after exiting the Batu Cave. Li Zhi stared closely at the white snake in front of him, for fear that he would suddenly play some trick.
However, when they arrived at the cave in the back mountain, they didn't see any strange movement from the white snake.
As everyone knows, among the three monsters of Black Wind Mountain, White Flower Snake may be the weakest in combat power, but he is the most resourceful among them.
Seeing that Li Zhi's cultivation and methods were far superior to his own, and even hearing that he called himself "Your Highness," he must be a master with great background.
Besides, he himself also wanted to know what the Black Bear King's training place looked like.
The white snake naturally knew the location of the cave where the black bear practiced his martial arts, but he did not have the "strength" to open the cave door.
That's right, it's "strength".
The cave where Black Bear practices his skills looks very simple from the outside, just like any other ordinary cave.
But that stone gate was very special. It didn't have any mechanism or formation, it was just like a dragon-breaking stone.
Baihua Snake once tried, but with his cultivation in the middle stage of Xuanxian at that time, he was unable to push the stone door open.
"The Immortal is here, but the stone door of this cave is too heavy. In the entire Black Wind Mountain, only the power of the Black Bear King can push it."
The local White Flower Snake had been brought there. Next, he could only and only wanted to watch from the sidelines to see if this young man who suddenly appeared had the ability to open the stone door.
In the dark mountain, there is a large stone gate that is nearly two people tall. You can imagine how tall the black bear is.
Li Zhi took a look with the "Breaking Illusion Golden Eyes" and found no mechanisms or energy fluctuations. However, the stone gate in front of him was three feet thick. It seemed to be made of a whole piece of black stone?
What a big deal, this whole big black stone is probably not something that the black bear spirit can own and create.
"Crunch--"
Li Zhi tried it with one hand, and only opened the stone door by a gap. A cool breeze came from inside, bringing bursts of Buddhist energy.
Is there an incense altar inside?
This stone gate is indeed very heavy. Li Zhi estimated that it may weigh no less than 20,000 kilograms, especially on Sun Wukong's Ruyi Golden Cudgel.
Li Zhi looked heavy. He didn't know if he would cause any unnecessary trouble if he really went in.
However, now that we have come here, do we still have to turn around and go back?
"The Immortal is really powerful, the little demon admires it——"
Although the White Flower Snake's cultivation level has regressed, the eyesight of many years is still there. The Black Bear Spirit is an existence at the peak of Xuanxian, and his combat power is not inferior to that of ordinary Golden Fairyland, so he can push the stone gate freely.
From Li Zhi's body, he could feel that the other party's cultivation level should not exceed his own, which meant that he would not reach the Mysterious Immortal Realm.
Now that he is able to push this stone gate with one hand, how can he not be admired by the White Flower Snake?
Unfortunately, he still misunderstood. Not only did Li Zhi not reach the Mysterious Immortal Realm, he was not even a True Immortal or a Celestial Immortal. He was just a mid-stage "god transformation" cultivation level.
With the characteristic of "powerful", it is completely possible to compete across several levels!
The white snake's compliment made Li Zhi no longer hesitate, he put his hands together and said, "Creak-"
"Bang--"
The big black stone door was pushed open entirely, revealing a dark cave.
"You should also come along -"
Li Zhi turned to look at the white snake lying on the ground and said leisurely.
"Thank you, Immortal——"
The white-flowered snake responded, with a hint of gratitude in his words.
Although there is no light in the cave, it is not affected at all by Li Zhi, who has the "Golden Eyes of Deception", and the White Flower Snake who is accustomed to walking at night.
However, Li Zhi still missed Ao Ling a little. To be precise, he missed Ao Ling's bowl-sized luminous pearl.
"Hey, why am I so tender-faced? If I had shamelessly asked her for that luminous pearl, would she have refused to give it to me?"
"Maybe... maybe... to a large extent... the other party really won't give it to me, right?"
…
The cave is not deep, only a few dozen feet long from the entrance to the innermost part, and there are not even any twists and turns.
It's just that the entrance of the cave is normal, but inside it is a big belly, which is actually divided into three independent quiet rooms.
In the largest room, there was an incense table lined up in the center, and a huge bronze incense burner filled with incense ashes, but no tablets or Buddha statues were seen.
There is also plenty of spiritual energy here, but this spiritual energy seems to be different from ordinary natural spiritual energy. Li Zhi has just absorbed a little, and he can't help but have the illusion of worshiping to the west?
There are two futons placed on the ground. They seem to be used for daily meditation. The materials are extraordinary. They are surrounded by spiritual energy and remain new for a long time.
Li Zhi wasn't polite to anyone, why was he here? With a wave of his hand, he put the pair of futons into his "storage ring".
I looked at the big bronze incense burner...Forget it, you can't take everything away, right?
"Shangxian, look quickly, there are words there——"
As the white-flowered snake shouted, six large characters were engraved on the big incense burner above the two of them. There seemed to be many small characters around each character.
"Om", "Ma", "Ne", "Ba", "Mi", "Hum"...
Six big gilded characters, is this the "six-character motto"?
